CSTO leaders take part in the Victory Parade in Moscow

On May 9, at the invitation of Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, leaders of the CSTO Member States arrived in Moscow to participate in the Parade dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia, Aleksandr Lukashenko, President of Belarus, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kazakhstan, Sadyr Japarov, President of Kyrgyzstan and Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan, are taking part in the Victory Day celebrations.

Parade formations of defence agencies from 13 countries have joined the Victory Parade – Belarus, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, China, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Vietnam, Egypt, Mongolia, Myanmar and Laos.

Leaders of 29 countries and representatives of defence ministries of 31 countries are attending the Parade.